Teaching objectives and demands:
1. After the learning of this unit the students are supposed to master the following words and expressions: purse; somewhere; loose; drawer; actual; in actual fact; defence/defense; Cairo; pause; aloud; sudden; flash; in a flash; hold out; uniform; calm; fear; break into; fair; sunglasses; the moment; aircraft; adventure; break off; fight; reception desk; bee; lightning; Hong Kong
2. The students required to understand and also be able to use the daily expressions in communication (conjecture):
I’m sure…
I guess…
She might have…
It looks as if…
It seems that….
She must have…
3. Grammar: in learning the unit, we are going to revise indirect speech.
4. Language use: the students are got involved in listening, speaking, reading and writing practice to improve their language use abilities.

Time arrangement:
This unit is going to be finished in 6~7 teaching periods, including a unit test.

Key and difficult points of this unit:
1. Grammar: the indirect speech.
2. Words and useful expressions
3. Daily expressions in communication
4. Listening and writing practice





Lesson 37

Teaching objectives:
1. Students are required to master the following words and useful expressions: purse; somewhere; loose; drawer; actual; in actual fact
2. Students are supposed to master and use the everyday English for communication (Prediction, Conjecture and Belief 预见、猜测和相信):
I’m sure…
I guess…
She might have…
It looks as if…
It seems that….
She must have…
3. Grammar: in learning the unit, we are going to revise the indirect speech.
4. Language use: Manipulate listening, speaking practice for the students to use the language.

Teaching aids: tape recorder; slide show and blackboard.

Key points:
1. Dialogue presentation
2. Vocabulary and grammar usage in real-situation dialogues
3. Free dialogue making
4. Learn the expressions of express your ideas.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1. Revision
Revise the expressions of conjecture. Get the students to give some examples of conjecture that we learnt before. The following are some lead-ins: It must be… It can’t be…

Step 2. Presentation
SB Page 55, Part 1. Tell the students that we are going to learn a dialogue in which we will learn some expressions of Prediction, Conjecture and Belief.

Step 3. Listening
Play the tape for the students follow the dialogue. Tell the students to answer the questions in Wb Exercise 1. After the listening, some students are asked to answer the questions to the class. Answers: See P109.

Step 4. Reading and explanations
Now get the students to read the dialogue in pairs and underline the difficulties and the key points that they think.
It’s not like her to have missed two days of classes.
一两天不来上课，她不是这样的人。
〖剖析〗It’s (just) like sb to do sth “某人（恰恰）就是这个样子”，表示表扬或者不满，其否定式则表示怀疑。如：
It‘s like him to leave the work to others. 他就是把工作推给别人的人。
It was like him to fail us at the last minute. 他就是这样，在关键时刻让我们失望。
It’s just like her to think of others before thinking of herself. 她恰恰就是先人后己的人。